Favorite Comic Characters & Their Stories

One of my hobbies that hasn’t been getting as much attention these days as it used to is comic book reading. I’ve been a fan of comic books since way back when X-Men the Animated Series debuted on the FOX Network in my childhood. Upon watching the show I was instantly swept up in the mythos and went straight for the first comic shop I could find. Since then I have predominantly been a Marvel loyalist when it comes to my comic reading habits. Sure, I’ve read Watchman, Batman: The Long Halloween, and dabbled in Walking Dead and Invincible but I always come back to Marvel (Most notably the X-Men).

I am interest in knowing how many of you out there are also comic book fans. Here in this blog I’d like to share with you who some of my favorite comic characters and what I think are some of their most memorable stories. If you get into this piece then I’d also like to know the same information back from all of you. Juggernaut, Colossus and Beast (in no particular order) are my favorite comic book characters of all time. This is going to be a three part series so be sure to keep an eye out for the next two articles. Also because IGN is primarily a gaming site I will be sure to mention what video games I felt these characters were best represented in. Now onto the meat & potatoes…

Colossus – I suppose the reason that I like Colossus is that he’s one of the big brutes in comics who's also humble. He’s capable of delivering and sharing a good laugh with his fellow X-Men. He’s an artist with a really soft heart and the team’s moral compass at times. He’s selfless and truly heroic in every since of the word. In fact he’s so selfless that he sacrificed himself to find a cure for the Mutant Legacy Virus. He really cares about family and respect. He’s also got that great Russian accent which adds quite a bit of flavor to his dialogue. My most memorable Colossus moments include: A) Uncanny X-Men # 174 when he and Kitty Pryde really explore their relationship for the first time. B) Uncanny X-Men 390 where Colossus makes the ultimate sacrifice to find a cure for the Legacy Virus. C) Astonishing X-Men #4 where Colossus makes his fantastic return to comics as he runs toward and through a stunned Shadowcat in a very chilling scene featuring no dialogue or sound effects.

Disappointingly, There haven’t been too many video games that featured Colossus extensively. There have been several Capcom fighters he’s starred (Picture A) in and he even showed up in X2 Wolverine’s Revenge as an NPC (Picture B) but I think the one game this gives Colossus his best moment in the sun is X-Men Legends (Picture C) and even the sequel X-Men Legends II . He’s got battle dialogue and excellent character moments out of battle. I look forward to his possible role in X-Men Destiny.